Harford remembers John F. Kennedy [Pictures]

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The front page of The Aegis Nov. 21, 1963 shows President John F. Kennedy cutting the ribbon to open the new Northeastern Expressway. The ribbon-cutting took place on Nov. 15 and was published in the weekly paper a week later, the day before the president was assassinated in Dallas.

The front page of The Aegis Nov. 21, 1963 shows President John F. Kennedy cutting the ribbon to open the new Northeastern Expressway. The ribbon-cutting took place on Nov. 15 and was published in the weekly paper a week later, the day before the president was assassinated in Dallas. (The Aegis / The Aegis)

Opening dedication - The highway was dedicated at 4 p.m. on Nov. 14, 1963, and opened to traffic at 12:01 a.m. the next day. President John F. Kennedy, with Gov. Millard Tawes of Maryland and Gov. Carvel of Delaware, officiated the ceremony. Maryland renamed the expressway the John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway on April 7, 1964.

Opening dedication - The highway was dedicated at 4 p.m. on Nov. 14, 1963, and opened to traffic at 12:01 a.m. the next day. President John F. Kennedy, with Gov. Millard Tawes of Maryland and Gov. Carvel of Delaware, officiated the ceremony. Maryland renamed the expressway the John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway on April 7, 1964. (photo courtesy of Maryland Trans / The Aegis)